WEP, DOLE hold Paralegal Training Program on Labor Rights and Remedies The University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center (UPLC) Workers and Employees Program (WEP), in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), conducted the first Paralegal Training Program on Labor Rights and Remedies last 11-12 and 17-20 April 2024.  Thirty-nine (39) representatives from various unions, federations, and other labor organizations took part in the training. The paralegal training program was conducted pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) entered into by the UP College of Law, the UP Law Center, and the DOLE last 22 August 2023. …

UP College of Law and UP Institute of Human Rights Participate in the First Philippine Drug Policy and Law Reform Summit with the Philippine Government and United Nations The Drug Policy and Law Reform Summit (“Summit”) was held from July 10 to 12, 2024 which was synergized by the steadfast support from various sectors, organizations, and government agencies. The UP College of Law is the official academic partner of the project, while the UP Institute of Human Rights spearheaded the dialogues, submission of position papers, and pre-summit event. Prof. Glenda Litong and Atty. Raymond Baguilat, with their research team, drafted…

UP IHR conducts a Public Forum on Human Rights Education in the Philippines The University of the Philippines Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) led the Public Forum titled, “Human Rights Education (HRE) in the Philippines: Status, Challenges, and Future Directions” on 19 July 2024 at the UP Law Center, UP Diliman. The event aimed to map out the current state and ways forward for HRE in the country. UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan opened the forum by highlighting the pivotal role of the academe in human rights education (HRE) as evinced through UP IHR’s work. With…

UN experts speak before the UP IHR’s National Academic Forum on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR), together with Panaghiusa Philippine Network to Uphold Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Indigenous Peoples Rights International, and the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) held the National Academic Forum on the Rights of indigenous People with the theme “Collaboration Towards the Advancement of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines” on 24 July 2024. The event was graced by keynote speakers Hon. José Francisco Calí Tzay, United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the Rights…

UP College of Law Holds Recognition Rites for Class of 2024 with the theme ALPAS (Break Free) The UP Law Community celebrated the graduates of UP Law Class of 2024 in recognition rites held last August 3, 2024 at the UP Diliman University Theater. The Class of 2024 chose the Tagalog word ALPAS as the theme for their graduation, signifying freedom and breaking-free from limitations. ALPAS served as the graduates’ reminder of their potential to rise above limitations and to soar towards their dreams for themselves, for their families, and for the country. The theme ALPAS also featured prominently in…